We’ve gone down one path believing a certain approach will lead us to the answer, only to jump onto another as time progresses, science evolves and another celebrity diet hits the news stands. It examined how over time, Western society’s relationship with eating and food changed as we’ve sought to find the answer to “the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy”. In 2007, Pollan published a piece in The New York Times – Unhappy Meals. The content is highly academic, yet understandable via his narration. His books, particularly Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, are engrossing, and those with a food interest that extends into health, culture and history will find them well worth a read.
He thoroughly researches any topic he’s delving into (often for The New York Times or NewYorker) and breaks down his findings in a way that’s easy to read and ingest. And one that in this current dietary age of paleo eating, green smoothie making and intermittent fasting, we all need to take a leaf from. When it comes to food commentary Michael Pollan is one of the greats. This is it.Ĭheck out more interesting food stories and guides on Pepper Passport. If there’s a way to approach your eating. Fast forward to today and the guidelines he wrote based on cultural findings still hold true. A beautiful book to cherish and share, Food Rules guides us with humor, joy, and common sense toward a happier, healthier relationship to food.In 2007 Michael Pollan published a piece in The New York Times examining how over time, Western society’s approach to eating has changed as we’ve sought to find the answer to “what humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy”. Many of the new rules, suggested by readers, underscore the central teachings of the original Food Rules, which are that eating doesn't have to be so complicated and that food is as much about pleasure and community as it is about nutrition and health. This new edition illustrated by celebrated artist Maira Kalman-and expanded with a new introduction and nineteen additional food rules-marks an advance in the national dialogue that Food Rules inspired. Binding: Hardcover ISBN: 1594203083Īn enhanced edition of Food Rules-beautifully illustrated and packed with additional food wisdom Michael Pollan's Food Rules prompted a national discussion helping to change the way Americans approach eating. Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman Food Rules: An Eater's Manualīook Condition: New Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The, November 2011.
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